Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flyable

/ˈflaɪəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: fly-able
IPA: /ˈflaɪəbəl/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be flown; airworthy.

adj

Passable by flight.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flyable From fly + -able.

Inflected Forms

more flyable (comparative) most flyable (superlative)

Derived Forms

flyability

Synonyms

airworthy skyworthy

Antonyms

unflyable

Rhymes With

reliable viable liable unreliable undeniable pliable friable deniable nonviable buyable unflyable

Questions

How do you pronounce flyable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflaɪəbəl/.
What does flyable mean?: Able to be flown; airworthy.
Where does flyable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flyable From fly + -able.

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